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OPINION: Why you shouldn't be an organ donor
By Alannah Peters | Mar. 27Another troubling finding questioned whether some patients were dead when organ recovery began.
Alannah Peters
Alannah Peters is a junior majoring in journalism and minoring in public relations. In her spare time, she can be found trying new coffee shops with friends, traveling the U.S. or going on hot girl walks at Lake Alice.
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OPINION: James Fishback knows how to work a crowd
By Alannah Peters | Mar. 13To me, Fishback’s appeal feels driven more by charisma and momentum rather than careful conservative policy debate.
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OPINION: College campuses should have more armed defenders
By Alannah Peters | Mar. 10If a bad actor brings a weapon onto campus because they do not care about the law, and every responsible adult nearby is prohibited from defending students, the imbalance is obvious. The bill attempts to correct that imbalance without abandoning oversight.
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OPINION: Harry Styles’ new album is a mixed bag
By Alannah Peters | Mar. 7This album is not a casual listening experience. This album demands your full attention.
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OPINION: Florida’s 2026 primary is a test of tone
By Alannah Peters | Feb. 18In the gubernatorial primary, a divisive, confrontational campaign style does more than energize voters; it tests the party’s internal cohesion.
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OPINION: Grok and the growing misuse of free speech
By Alannah Peters | Feb. 12Recent controversy surrounding Grok — the artificial intelligence chatbot created by Elon Musk’s company xAI and integrated into the social media platform X — demonstrates how free speech can be stretched beyond recognition.
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OPINION: How pro-life and pro-death can coexist among conservatives
By Alannah Peters | Feb. 8One of the most common accusations directed at conservatives is that you cannot be both pro-life and supportive of the death penalty. If life is sacred, as anti-death penalty voters argue, it must be protected in all circumstances — from the womb to the prison cell.
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Political burnout is suffocating Gen Z
By Alannah Peters | Jan. 26Political engagement among young people has fractured into two exhausting extremes, both of which push students toward disengagement.
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UF students are missing the elections that matter most
By Alannah Peters | Jan. 22If students want to see tangible changes during their time at UF, they need to start paying closer attention to state and local races that directly affect campus life.
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Florida is too full to function
By Alannah Peters | Jan. 14I’ve lived in Florida for my entire life. Since 2012, my family has lived in the same home on the outskirts of Orlando. Drives that once took 40 minutes now stretch into an hour or more, a result of rapid population growth and unchecked development in a state unprepared to absorb it.
